Dune Restoration

Every year, the local residents of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach donate their Christmas trees to be re-purposed for dune restoration at Gulf State Park. By placing the trees on the beach in strategic locations, the park staff is able to help new dunes grow [...]

Gulf State Park’s Dune Restoration Project was featured in the March 2016 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine, a source for landscape architects across the country to get new ideas and stay current in the field. As Gulf State Park aims to become an international benchmark [...]

The Gulf State Park Enhancement Project Team is excited to break ground on two project components! In the coming weeks, you’ll see activity along the beach as the Project transitions from planning to implementation. The Project Team will begin the Dune Restoration by creating carefully [...]

Plan will establish the park as an international benchmark for environmental and economic sustainability. Officials from the Gulf State Park Enhancement Project today unveiled a multi-year master plan that will help the park achieve its vision to become an international benchmark of economic and environmental [...]

Park Enhancement Project calls for qualified contractors Gulf Shores, AL – Following the Dune Restoration, The Gulf State Park Enhancement Project is continuing its work with the release of two separate bid packages for trail expansion and Lodge foundation construction. These two bid packages are [...]

(Graphic by Sasaki Associates) First phase will enhance habitat and protect people from storm surges The Gulf State Park Enhancement Project, which aims to be an international model of economic and environmental sustainability, has announced that it is beginning work on restoring the equivalent of [...]